US2025311886A1PendingUtilityA1

Automated French Fry Device

Assignee: PETERSON PATRICIAPriority: Apr 3, 2024Filed: Apr 3, 2024Published: Oct 9, 2025
Est. expiryApr 3, 2044(~17.7 yrs left)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
A47J 37/1228A47J 37/1295A47J 37/1261A47J 37/1219A47J 37/1266
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Abstract

An automated French fry device includes a cooking housing and a plurality of dispensing chutes extending downwardly from the cooking housing. A touch screen is mounted to the cooking housing for ordering French fries. A plurality of hoppers contains French fries and a dispensing unit dispenses a small order of French fries, a medium order of French fries or a large order of French fries. A cooking unit is integrated into the cooking housing to cook the French fries. A box dispenser is attached to the cooking housing to release French fry boxes. A conveyor unit is movably attached the cooking housing to facilitate the employee to receive the small order of French fries, the medium order of French fries or the large order of French fries. Additionally, the touch screen is in communication with the dispensing unit, the cooking unit and the conveyor unit.

Claims

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I claim: 
     
         1 . An automated French fry device for cooking and dispensing French fries based on a employee's input, said device comprising:
 a cooking housing being mounted upon a stand wherein said stand is configured to support said cooking housing over a support surface, said cooking housing having a plurality of dispensing chutes each extending downwardly from said cooking housing;   a touch screen being mounted to said cooking housing wherein said touch screen is configured to be touched by a employee for ordering French fries;   a plurality of hoppers, each of said plurality of hoppers being positioned inside of said cooking housing wherein each of said plurality of hoppers is configured to contain French fries;   a dispensing unit being integrated into said cooking housing, said dispensing unit being in communication with each of said plurality of hoppers, said dispensing unit being actuatable to dispense a small order of French fries or a medium order of French fries or a large order of French fries from a respective one of said plurality of hoppers;   a cooking unit being integrated into said cooking housing, said cooking unit receiving said small order of French fries or said medium order of French fries or said large order of French fries from said dispensing unit thereby facilitating said cooking unit to cook said small order of French fries or said medium order of French fries or said large order of French fries, said cooking unit being actuated to release said small order of French fries or said medium order of French fries or said large order of French fries into said a respective one of said plurality of dispensing chutes;   a box dispenser being attached to said cooking housing, said box dispenser containing a plurality of small boxes and a plurality of medium boxes and a plurality of large boxes, said box dispenser releasing one of said small boxes or one of said medium boxes or one of said large boxes depending upon the order that is entered on said touch screen thereby facilitating said small box or said medium box or said large box to receive said small order of French fries or said medium order of French fries or said large order of French fries;   a conveyor unit being movably attached to said stand, said conveyor unit being positioned beneath said cooking housing, said conveyor unit receiving said small box or said medium box or said large box released from said box dispenser, said conveyor unit being aligned with said plurality of dispensing chutes thereby facilitating said small box or said medium box or said large box to receive a corresponding one of said small order of French fries or said medium order of French fries or said large order of French fries from a respective one of said dispensing chutes wherein said conveyor unit is configured to facilitate the employee to receive said small order of French fries or said medium order of French fries or said large order of French fries; and   wherein said touch screen is in communication with each of said dispensing unit and said and said cooking unit and said conveyor unit wherein said touch screen is configured to facilitate the employee to order and subsequently receive said small order of French fries or said medium order of French fries or said large order of French fries.   
     
     
         2 . The device according to  claim 1 , wherein:
 said stand comprises a base and a pair of legs each extending upwardly from said base;   said cooking housing has a bottom wall, a top wall and an outer wall extending between said top wall and said bottom wall;   said bottom wall is attached to a top end of said pair of legs;   each of said plurality of dispensing chutes extends through said bottom wall of said cooking housing such that a distal end of each of said plurality of dispensing chutes is positioned beneath said bottom wall;   each of said plurality of dispensing chutes has a unique length with respect to each other;   said top wall has an access opening extending into an interior of said cooking housing; and   a back side of said outer wall has an oil opening extending into said interior of said cooking housing.   
     
     
         3 . The device according to  claim 2 , wherein:
 each of said plurality of hoppers is aligned with said access opening in said top wall of said cooking hopper wherein said access opening is configured to facilitate each of said plurality of hoppers to be filled with French fries;   each of said hoppers has a bottom end being open wherein said bottom end of each of said plurality of hoppers is configured to dispense the French fries;   an interior surface of each of said plurality of hoppers tapers inwardly adjacent to said bottom end wherein said interior surface of each of said plurality of hoppers is configured to enhance efficiency of releasing the French fries from said plurality of hoppers; and   each of said plurality of hoppers has a top end being open wherein said top end of each of said plurality of hoppers is configured to receive the French fries.   
     
     
         4 . The device according to  claim 2 , wherein:
 said device includes a control housing being positioned within said cooking housing; and   said control housing is positioned between said plurality of hoppers and a front side of said outer wall of said cooking housing; and   
       said dispensing unit comprises:
 a control processor being positioned within said control housing, said control processor receiving a small input and a medium input and a large input and a close input, said control processor including an electronic memory which stores a small weight and a medium weight and a large weight; 
 a plurality of hopper doors, each of said hopper doors being slidably positioned on a lower wall of said control housing, each of said hopper doors being aligned with said bottom end of a respective one of said plurality of hoppers, each of said plurality of hopper doors being positionable in a closed position having each of said plurality of hopper doors extending across said bottom end of a respective one of said plurality of hoppers wherein said plurality of hopper doors is configured to inhibit the French fries from being dispensed from said respective hopper, each of said plurality of hopper doors being positionable in an open position having said each of said plurality of hopper doors being displaced from said bottom end of said respective hopper wherein said each of said plurality of hopper doors is configured to facilitate the French fries to be dispensed from said bottom end of said respective hopper; and 
 a plurality of door actuators, each of said door actuators being mounted in said cooking housing, each of said plurality of door actuators being positioned beneath a respective one of said plurality of hopper doors, each of said door actuators being coupled to a respective one of said hopper doors, each of said door actuators being electrically coupled to said control processor, each of said plurality of door actuators being individually actuatable into an opening condition such that door actuator that is actuated into said opening condition urges said respective hopper door into said open position, each of said plurality of door actuators being individually actuatable into a closing condition such that said door actuator that is actuated into said closing condition urges said respective hopper door into said closed position. 
 
     
     
         5 . The device according to  claim 4 , wherein said cooking unit comprises:
 an oil reservoir being slidably positioned in said cooking housing wherein said oil reservoir is configured to contain cooking oil, said oil reservoir oil reservoir being aligned with said oil opening in said back side of said outer wall of said cooking housing such that said oil reservoir is slidable outwardly through said oil opening for filling or servicing said oil reservoir, said oil reservoir being positioned beneath said plurality of hoppers; and   an oil heater being attached to said bottom wall of said cooking housing such that said oil heater is positioned inside of said cooking housing, said oil reservoir lying on said oil heater when said oil reservoir is positioned in said cooking housing, said oil heater being in thermal communication with a bottom wall of said oil reservoir when said oil reservoir is positioned on said oil heater thereby facilitating said oil heater to heat said oil reservoir wherein said oil heater is configured to heat the oil in said oil reservoir, said oil heater being electrically coupled to said control processor.   
     
     
         6 . The device according to  claim 5 , wherein:
 said cooking unit comprises a plurality of fry baskets, each of said plurality of fry baskets being slidably positioned within said cooking housing, each of said plurality of fry baskets being positioned beneath a respective one of said plurality of hoppers wherein each of said plurality of fry baskets is configured to receive the French fries from said respective hopper; each of said plurality of fry baskets has a forward side being open;   each of said plurality of fry baskets has a fry door being hingedly disposed on said forward side, said fry door being positionable in an open position wherein said forward side is configured to release the French fries from said forward side, said fry door being positionable in a closed position wherein said fry door is configured to inhibit the French fries from passing through said forward side;   said plurality of fry baskets has a unique size with respect to each other ranging between a small size and a medium size and a large size; and   said cooking unit includes a plurality of basket transports, each of said plurality of basket transports being positioned within said cooking housing, each of said plurality of fry baskets being attached to a respective one of said plurality of basket transports for lowering said respective fry basket into said oil reservoir wherein said respective fry basket is configured to cook the French fries in said oil reservoir, said plurality of basket transports being spaced apart from each other and being evenly distributed along said back side of said outer wall of said cooking housing.   
     
     
         7 . The device according to  claim 6 , wherein each of said plurality of basket transports comprises:
 a basket track being mounted to said back side of said outer wall of said cooking housing such that said basket track is positioned within said cooking housing, said basket track being oriented to extend between a respective one of said plurality of fry baskets and a respective one of said plurality of hoppers; and   a basket actuator including a first arm being pivotally coupled to a second arm, said second arm being pivotally attached to a respective one of said fry baskets;
 said basket actuator includes a first drive being attached to said first arm having said first drive being positioned in said basket track, said first drive being electrically coupled to said control processor, said first drive being actuated to either lift or lower said first arm along said backet track thereby lifting said respective fry basket out of said cooking oil or lowering said respective fry basket into said cooking oil; 
 said basket actuator includes a second drive being attached to said second arm, said second drive being electrically coupled to said control processor, said second drive urging said second arm between a cooking position and a dumping position, said second arm angling upwardly from said first arm when said second arm is in said cooking position thereby positioning said respective fry basket in a horizontal orientation, said second arm angling forwardly from said first arm when said second arm is in said dumping position thereby positioning said respective fry basket in a downwardly sloped position; and 
 said fry door on said respective fry basket is urged into said open position when said second arm is positioned in said dumping position, said fry door on said respective fry basket being biased into said closed position when said second arm is positioned in said cooking position. 
   
     
     
         8 . The device according to  claim 6 , wherein:
 said device includes a plurality of weight sensors;   each of said plurality of weight sensors is attached to a respective one of said plurality of fry baskets thereby facilitating each of said weight sensors to sense the weight of said respective fry basket wherein each of said plurality of weight sensors is configured to sense the combined weight of said respective fry basket and the French fries released into said respective fry basket; and   each of said plurality of weight sensors is electrically coupled to said control processor.   
     
     
         9 . The device according to  claim 8 , wherein:
 said door actuator that is aligned with said small size fry basket is actuated into said open condition when said control processor receives said small input wherein said small size fry basket is configured to be filled with French fries;   said door actuator aligned with said small size fry basket is actuated into said closed condition when said control processor receives said close input; and   said control processor receives said close input when said weight sensor attached to said small size fry basket senses the combined weight of said small size fry basket and the French fries reaches said small weight stored in said electronic memory.   
     
     
         10 . The device according to  claim 8 , wherein:
 said door actuator that is aligned with said medium size fry basket is actuated into said open condition when said control processor receives said medium input wherein said medium size fry basket is configured to be filled with French fries;   said door actuator aligned with said medium size fry basket is actuated into said closed condition when said control processor receives said close input; and   said control processor receives said close input when said weight sensor attached to said medium size fry basket senses the combined weight of said medium size fry basket and the French fries reaches said medium weight stored in said electronic memory.   
     
     
         11 . The device according to  claim 8 , wherein
 said door actuator that is aligned with said large size fry basket is actuated into said open condition when said control processor receives said large input wherein said large size fry basket is configured to be filled with French fries;   said door actuator aligned with said large size fry basket is actuated into said closed condition when said control processor receives said close input; and   said control processor receives said close input when said weight sensor attached to said large size fry basket senses the combined weight of said large size fry basket and the French fries reaches said large weight stored in said electronic memory.   
     
     
         12 . The device according to  claim 6 , wherein:
 each of said plurality of dispensing chutes extends downwardly from said bottom wall of said cooking housing;   each of said dispensing chutes is aligned with a respective one of said fry baskets wherein each of said plurality of dispensing chutes is configured to receive the French fries from said respective fry basket; and   each of said dispensing chutes extends upwardly through said bottom wall of said cooking housing such that an upper end of each of said plurality of dispensing chutes is positioned inside of said cooking housing.   
     
     
         13 . The device according to  claim 12 , wherein:
 each of said plurality of dispensing chutes includes a ramp angling between said upper end of said dispensing chutes and said respective fry basket wherein said ramp on a respective dispensing chute is configured to direct the French fries from said respective fry basket into said respective dispensing chute;   each of said plurality of dispensing chutes is tapered adjacent to a distal end of said plurality of dispensing chutes; and   said plurality of dispensing chutes is spaced apart from each other and is distributed along said front side of said outer wall of said cooking housing.   
     
     
         14 . The device according to  claim 1 , wherein:
 said cooking housing has an outer wall which has a first lateral side; and   said box dispenser comprises:
 a plurality of supports, each of said supports being coupled to and extending away from a first lateral side of an outer wall of said cooking housing; 
 a box housing having a rear wall being attached to a distal end of each of said plurality of supports such that said box housing is spaced from said cooking housing; 
 said box housing has a bottom end being open into an interior of said box housing; 
 said box housing has a top end being open into said interior of said box housing thereby facilitating said box housing to be filled with a stack of said small boxes and a stack of said medium boxes and a stack of said large boxes; and 
 said box housing has a lid being movably disposed on said top end of said box housing for opening and closing said top end of said box housing. 
   
     
     
         15 . The device according to  claim 14 , wherein:
 said device includes a control processor;   said box dispenser includes a plurality of box actuators;   each of said plurality of box actuators is attached to said rear wall of said box housing;   each of said plurality of box actuators is electrically coupled to said control processor;   each of said plurality of box actuators is aligned with a respective one of said stack of small boxes or said stack of medium boxes or said stack of large boxes;   each of said plurality of said box actuators includes a piston being urgeable downwardly from a respective box actuator when said respective box actuator is actuated into a first condition;   each of said plurality of box actuators includes a grip being attached to a distal end of said piston of a respective box actuator;   said grip of each of said plurality of box actuators engages a bottommost one of a respective one of said stack of small boxes or said stack of medium boxes or said stack of large boxes when a respective box actuator is actuated into a second condition; and   said piston of a respective box actuator is rotated to position said grip in a releasing position when said respective box actuator is actuated into a third condition.   
     
     
         16 . The device according to  claim 15 , wherein said conveyor unit comprises:
 a track support being continuous such that said track support forms a closed loop, said track support having a basal wall and a pair of outer walls extending upwardly from said basal wall, said track support extending around said stand having each of said outer walls being directed upwardly toward said cooking housing;   a conveyor belt being positioned on said basal wall of said track support, said conveyor belt being continuous such that said conveyor belt extends around said closed loop defined by said track support;   a plurality of boxes, each of said plurality of boxes being coupled to and extending upwardly from said conveyor belt, said plurality of boxes being spaced apart from each other and being evenly distributed along said conveyor belt;   a respective one of said plurality of box actuators places a respective one of said small box or said medium box or said large box into a respective one of said boxes on said conveyor belt thereby facilitating said conveyor belt to transport said respective small box or medium box or large box around said cooking housing; and   a conveyor motor being attached to said track support, said conveyor motor being in mechanical communication with said conveyor belt, said conveyor motor urging said conveyor belt to travel around said track support when said conveyor motor is turned on, said conveyor motor being electrically coupled to said control processor.   
     
     
         17 . The device according to  claim 1 , wherein:
 said device includes a control housing;   said device includes a control processor being positioned within said control housing, said control processor receiving a small input and a medium input and a large input;   said touch screen displays indicia comprising a plurality of words and icons associated with said small order of French fries and said medium order of French fries and said large order of French fries wherein said plurality of words and icons is configured to facilitate the employee to order said small order of French fries or said medium order of French fries or said large order of French fries;   said touch screen is electrically coupled to said control processor;   said control processor receives said small input when said touch screen is employed to order a small order of French fries;   said control processor receives said medium input when said touch screen is employed to order a medium order of French fries; and   said control processor receives said large input when said touch screen is employed to order a large order of French fries.   
     
     
         18 . The device according to  claim 1 , wherein:
 said device includes a heat lamp being attached to said cooking housing;   said heat lamp is elongated to extend around a full perimeter of said cooking housing;   said heat lamp is positioned above said conveyor unit wherein said heat lamp is configured to emit infra-red radiation onto the French fries being transported by said conveyor unit for retaining the French fries on said conveyor unit at a preferred temperature;   said heat lamp includes a lamp housing having a top wall and an outside wall extending downwardly from said top wall of said lamp housing;   a rear edge of said top wall of said lamp housing is attached to an outer wall of said cooking housing having said top wall of said lamp housing extending around said outer wall of said cooking housing;   said outer wall of said lamp housing angles away from said outer wall of said cooking housing;   said outer wall of said lamp housing has a lower edge defining an opening into said lamp housing being directed toward said conveyor belt; and   said heat lamp includes an emitter being disposed within said lamp housing wherein said emitter is configured to emit infra-red radiation outwardly through said opening defined in said lamp housing.   
     
     
         19 . An automated French fry device for cooking and dispensing French fries based on a employee's input, said device comprising:
 a cooking housing being mounted upon a stand wherein said stand is configured to support said cooking housing over a support surface, said cooking housing having a plurality of dispensing chutes each extending downwardly from said cooking housing, said stand comprising a base and a pair of legs each extending upwardly from said base, said cooking housing having a bottom wall, a top wall and an outer wall extending between said top wall and said bottom wall, said bottom wall being attached to a top end of said pair of legs, each of said plurality of dispensing chutes extending through said bottom wall of said cooking housing such that a distal end of each of said plurality of dispensing chutes is positioned beneath said bottom wall, each of said plurality of dispensing chutes having a unique length with respect to each other, said top wall having an access opening extending into an interior of said cooking housing, a back side of said outer wall having an oil opening extending into said interior of said cooking housing;   a touch screen being mounted to said cooking housing wherein said touch screen is configured to be touched by a employee for ordering French fries;   a plurality of hoppers, each of said plurality of hoppers being positioned inside of said cooking housing wherein each of said plurality of hoppers is configured to contain French fries, each of said plurality of hoppers being aligned with said access opening in said top wall of said cooking hopper wherein said access opening is configured to facilitate each of said plurality of hoppers to be filled with French fries, each of said hoppers having a bottom end being open wherein said bottom end of each of said plurality of hoppers is configured to dispense the French fries, an interior surface of each of said plurality of hoppers tapering inwardly adjacent to said bottom end wherein said interior surface of each of said plurality of hoppers is configured to enhance efficiency of releasing the French fries from said plurality of hoppers, each of said plurality of hoppers having a top end being open wherein said top end of each of said plurality of hoppers is configured to receive the French fries;   a control housing being positioned within said cooking housing, said control housing being positioned between said plurality of hoppers and a front side of said outer wall of said cooking housing;   a dispensing unit being integrated into said cooking housing, said dispensing unit being in communication with each of said plurality of hoppers, said dispensing unit being actuatable to dispense a small order of French fries or a medium order of French fries or a large order of French fries from a respective one of said plurality of hoppers, said dispensing unit comprising:
 a control processor being positioned within said control housing, said control processor receiving a small input and a medium input and a large input and a close input, said control processor including an electronic memory which stores a small weight and a medium weight and a large weight; 
 a plurality of hopper doors, each of said hopper doors being slidably positioned on a lower wall of said control housing, each of said hopper doors being aligned with said bottom end of a respective one of said plurality of hoppers, each of said plurality of hopper doors being positionable in a closed position having each of said plurality of hopper doors extending across said bottom end of a respective one of said plurality of hoppers wherein said plurality of hopper doors is configured to inhibit the French fries from being dispensed from said respective hopper, each of said plurality of hopper doors being positionable in an open position having said each of said plurality of hopper doors being displaced from said bottom end of said respective hopper wherein said each of said plurality of hopper doors is configured to facilitate the French fries to be dispensed from said bottom end of said respective hopper; and 
 a plurality of door actuators, each of said door actuators being mounted in said cooking housing, each of said plurality of door actuators being positioned beneath a respective one of said plurality of hopper doors, each of said door actuators being coupled to a respective one of said hopper doors, each of said door actuators being electrically coupled to said control processor, each of said plurality of door actuators being individually actuatable into an opening condition such that door actuator that is actuated into said opening condition urges said respective hopper door into said open position, each of said plurality of door actuators being individually actuatable into a closing condition such that said door actuator that is actuated into said closing condition urges said respective hopper door into said closed position; 
   a cooking unit being integrated into said cooking housing, said cooking unit receiving said small order of French fries or said medium order of French fries or said large order of French fries from said dispensing unit thereby facilitating said cooking unit to cook said small order of French fries or said medium order of French fries or said large order of French fries, said cooking unit being actuated to release said small order of French fries or said medium order of French fries or said large order of French fries into said a respective one of said plurality of dispensing chutes, said cooking unit comprising:
 an oil reservoir being slidably positioned in said cooking housing wherein said oil reservoir is configured to contain cooking oil, said oil reservoir oil reservoir being aligned with said oil opening in said back side of said outer wall of said cooking housing such that said oil reservoir is slidable outwardly through said oil opening for filling or servicing said oil reservoir, said oil reservoir being positioned beneath said plurality of hoppers; 
 an oil heater being attached to said bottom wall of said cooking housing such that said oil heater is positioned inside of said cooking housing, said oil reservoir lying on said oil heater when said oil reservoir is positioned in said cooking housing, said oil heater being in thermal communication with a bottom wall of said oil reservoir when said oil reservoir is positioned on said oil heater thereby facilitating said oil heater to heat said oil reservoir wherein said oil heater is configured to heat the oil in said oil reservoir, said oil heater being electrically coupled to said control processor; 
 a plurality of fry baskets, each of said plurality of fry baskets being slidably positioned within said cooking housing, each of said plurality of fry baskets being positioned beneath a respective one of said plurality of hoppers wherein each of said plurality of fry baskets is configured to receive the French fries from said respective hopper, each of said plurality of fry baskets having a forward side being open, each of said plurality of fry baskets having a fry door being hingedly disposed on said forward side, said fry door being positionable in an open position wherein said forward side is configured to release the French fries from said forward side, said fry door being positionable in a closed position wherein said fry door is configured to inhibit the French fries from passing through said forward side, said plurality of fry baskets having a unique size with respect to each other ranging between a small size and a medium size and a large size; 
 a plurality of basket transports, each of said plurality of basket transports being positioned within said cooking housing, each of said plurality of fry baskets being attached to a respective one of said plurality of basket transports for lowering said respective fry basket into said oil reservoir wherein said respective fry basket is configured to cook the French fries in said oil reservoir, said plurality of basket transports being spaced apart from each other and being evenly distributed along said back side of said outer wall of said cooking housing, each of said plurality of basket transports comprising:
 a basket track being mounted to said back side of said outer wall of said cooking housing such that said basket track is positioned within said cooking housing, said basket track being oriented to extend between a respective one of said plurality of fry baskets and a respective one of said plurality of hoppers; and 
 a basket actuator including a first arm being pivotally coupled to a second arm, said second arm being pivotally attached to a respective one of said fry baskets, said basket actuator including a first drive being attached to said first arm having said first drive being positioned in said basket track, said first drive being electrically coupled to said control processor, said first drive being actuated to either lift or lower said first arm along said backet track thereby lifting said respective fry basket out of said cooking oil or lowering said respective fry basket into said cooking oil, said basket actuator including a second drive being attached to said second arm, said second drive being electrically coupled to said control processor, said second drive urging said second arm between a cooking position and a dumping position, said second arm angling upwardly from said first arm when said second arm is in said cooking position thereby positioning said respective fry basket in a horizontal orientation, said second arm angling forwardly from said first arm when said second arm is in said dumping position thereby positioning said respective fry basket in a downwardly sloped position, said fry door on said respective fry basket being urged into said open position when said second arm is positioned in said dumping position, said fry door on said respective fry basket being biased into said closed position when said second arm is positioned in said cooking position; 
 
   a plurality of weight sensors, each of said plurality of weight sensors being attached to a respective one of said plurality of fry baskets thereby facilitating each of said weight sensors to sense the weight of said respective fry basket wherein each of said plurality of weight sensors is configured to sense the combined weight of said respective fry basket and the French fries released into said respective fry basket, each of said plurality of weight sensors being electrically coupled to said control processor, said door actuator that is aligned with said small size fry basket being actuated into said open condition when said control processor receives said small input wherein said small size fry basket is configured to be filled with French fries, said door actuator aligned with said small size fry basket being actuated into said closed condition when said control processor receives said close input, said control processor receiving said close input when said weight sensor attached to said small size fry basket senses the combined weight of said small size fry basket and the French fries reaches said small weight stored in said electronic memory, said door actuator that is aligned with said medium size fry basket being actuated into said open condition when said control processor receives said medium input wherein said medium size fry basket is configured to be filled with French fries, said door actuator aligned with said medium size fry basket being actuated into said closed condition when said control processor receives said close input, said control processor receiving said close input when said weight sensor attached to said medium size fry basket senses the combined weight of said medium size fry basket and the French fries reaches said medium weight stored in said electronic memory, said door actuator that is aligned with said large size fry basket being actuated into said open condition when said control processor receives said large input wherein said large size fry basket is configured to be filled with French fries, said door actuator aligned with said large size fry basket being actuated into said closed condition when said control processor receives said close input, said control processor receiving said close input when said weight sensor attached to said large size fry basket senses the combined weight of said large size fry basket and the French fries reaches said large weight stored in said electronic memory;   wherein each of said plurality of dispensing chutes extends downwardly from said bottom wall of said cooking housing, each of said dispensing chutes being aligned with a respective one of said fry baskets wherein each of said plurality of dispensing chutes is configured to receive the French fries from said respective fry basket, each of said dispensing chutes extending upwardly through said bottom wall of said cooking housing such that an upper end of each of said plurality of dispensing chutes is positioned inside of said cooking housing, each of said plurality of dispensing chutes including a ramp angling between said upper end and said respective fry basket wherein said ramp on a respective dispensing chute is configured to direct the French fries from said respective fry basket into said respective dispensing chute, each of said plurality of dispensing chutes being tapered adjacent to said distal end of said plurality of dispensing chutes, said plurality of dispensing chutes being spaced apart from each other and being distributed along said front side of said outer wall of said cooking housing;   a box dispenser being attached to said cooking housing, said box dispenser containing a plurality of small boxes and a plurality of medium boxes and a plurality of large boxes, said box dispenser releasing one of said small boxes or one of said medium boxes or one of said large boxes depending upon the order that is entered on said touch screen thereby facilitating said small box or said medium box or said large box to receive said small order of French fries or said medium order of French fries or said large order of French fries, said box dispenser comprising:   a plurality of supports, each of said supports being coupled to and extending away from a first lateral side of said outer wall of said cooking housing;   a box housing having a rear wall being attached to a distal end of each of said plurality of supports such that said box housing is spaced from said cooking housing, said box housing having a bottom end being open into an interior of said box housing, said box housing having a top end being open into said interior of said box housing thereby facilitating said box housing to be filled with a stack of said small boxes and a stack of said medium boxes and a stack of said large boxes, said box housing having a lid being movably disposed on said top end of said box housing for opening and closing said top end of said box housing; and   a plurality of box actuators, each of said plurality of box actuators being attached to said rear wall of said box housing, each of said plurality of box actuators being electrically coupled to said control processor, each of said plurality of box actuators being aligned with a respective one of said stack of small boxes or said stack of medium boxes or said stack of large boxes, each of said plurality of said box actuators including a piston being urgeable downwardly from a respective box actuator when said respective box actuator is actuated into a first condition, each of said plurality of box actuators including a grip being attached to a distal end of said piston of a respective box actuator, said grip of each of said plurality of box actuators engaging a bottommost one of a respective one of said stack of small boxes or said stack of medium boxes or said stack of large boxes when a respective box actuator is actuated into a second condition, said piston of a respective box actuator being rotated to position said grip in a releasing position when said respective box actuator is actuated into a third condition;   a conveyor unit being movably attached to said stand, said conveyor unit being positioned beneath said cooking housing, said conveyor unit receiving said small box or said medium box or said large box released from said box dispenser, said conveyor unit being aligned with said plurality of dispensing chutes thereby facilitating said small box or said medium box or said large box to receive a corresponding one of said small order of French fries or said medium order of French fries or said large order of French fries from a respective one of said dispensing chutes wherein said conveyor unit is configured to facilitate the employee to receive said small order of French fries or said medium order of French fries or said large order of French fries, said conveyor unit comprising:
 a track support being continuous such that said track support forms a closed loop, said track support having a basal wall and a pair of outer walls extending upwardly from said basal wall, said track support extending around said stand having each of said outer walls being directed upwardly toward said cooking housing; 
 a conveyor belt being positioned on said basal wall of said track support, said conveyor belt being continuous such that said conveyor belt extends around said closed loop defined by said track support; 
 a plurality of boxes, each of said plurality of boxes being coupled to and extending upwardly from said conveyor belt, said plurality of boxes being spaced apart from each other and being evenly distributed along said conveyor belt, a respective one of said plurality of box actuators placing a respective one of said small box or said medium box or said large box into a respective one of said boxes on said conveyor belt thereby facilitating said conveyor belt to transport said respective small box or medium box or large box around said cooking housing; and 
 a conveyor motor being attached to said track support, said conveyor motor being in mechanical communication with said conveyor belt, said conveyor motor urging said conveyor belt to travel around said track support when said conveyor motor is turned on, said conveyor motor being electrically coupled to said control processor; 
   wherein said touch screen is in communication with each of said dispensing unit and said and said cooking unit and said conveyor unit wherein said touch screen is configured to facilitate the employee to order and subsequently receive said small order of French fries or said medium order of French fries or said large order of French fries, said touch screen displaying indicia comprising a plurality of words and icons associated with said small order of French fries and said medium order of French fries and said large order of French fries wherein said plurality of words and icons is configured to facilitate the employee to order said small order of French fries or said medium order of French fries or said large order of French fries, said touch screen being electrically coupled to said control processor, said control processor receiving said small input when said touch screen is employed to order a small order of French fries, said control processor receiving said medium input when said touch screen is employed to order a medium order of French fries, said control processor receiving said large input when said touch screen is employed to order a large order of French fries;   a heat lamp being attached to said cooking housing, said heat lamp being elongated to extend around a full perimeter of said cooking housing, said heat lamp being positioned above said conveyor unit wherein said heat lamp is configured to emit infra-red radiation onto the French fries being transported by said conveyor unit for retaining the French fries on said conveyor unit at a preferred temperature, said heat lamp including a lamp housing having a top wall and an outside wall extending downwardly from said top wall of said lamp housing, a rear edge of said top wall of said lamp housing being attached to said outer wall of said cooking housing having said top wall of said lamp housing extending around said outer wall of said cooking housing, said outside wall of said lamp housing angling away from said outer wall of said cooking housing, said outside wall of said lamp housing having a lower edge defining an opening into said lamp housing being directed toward said conveyor belt, said heat lamp including an emitter being disposed within said lamp housing wherein said emitter is configured to emit infra-red radiation outwardly through said opening defined in said lamp housing, said emitter being electrically coupled to said control processor; and   a power cord being coupled to and extending away from said control housing, said power cord being electrically coupled to said control processor, said power cord having a male plug being electrically coupled to a distal end of said power cord wherein said male plug is configured to be plugged into a power source comprising a female electrical outlet.

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